COUCH, a debut novel from Portland, OR, author Benjamin Parzybok was an Indie Next and Spring/Summer Reading '09 Reading Group List pick and is garnering indie bookstore support across the country so what better to reach out to more readers than a unique free downloadable reading group guide?

— An interview with Benjamin Parzybok.
— Questions to get the discussion going.
— Benjamin Parzybok’s “Book Notes” from
David Gutowski’s site Largehearted Boy
— Postcards from the three couch carriers from the novel: Thom, Tree, and Eric.
— Benjamin Parzybok’s “The Big Idea” from John Scalzi’s website Whatever.
— An excerpt from Couch.
— Reader Reactions to Couch.
— Photos of the author, the book, ugly couch competitions, more.